METAdrasi – Action for Migration and Development (
Greek
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: ΜΕΤΑδραση - Δράση για τη Μετανάστευση και την Ανάπτυξη), commonly known as METAdrasi (pronounced: metaðɾasi), is a Greek
non-profit
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civil society
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refugee
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s in
Greece
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protection
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of unaccompanied and separated children, the support of other vulnerable groups, and the education and integration of refugees and migrants.
It was founded in December 2009 by Lora Pappa.
METAdrasi was the recipient of the 2015 North-South Prize.
METAdrasi was the recipient of the 2019
Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize
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